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LNG, AI Fervor Raises M&A Interest for US Shale Gas—PwC
Power shift: While E&P dealmaking stalls amid tariffs and price swings, gas-fired assets and utilities are fueling a new M&A surge, PwC finds.
PwC: Energy Sector Falling Short on Emissions Targets
PwC data show the share of energy companies on track for Scope 1 and Scope 2 targets fell to 52% in 2024 from 57% in 2023. Scope 3 saw an even bigger fall, going from 67% to 52%.
Tariff Uncertainty Expected to Disrupt Clean Energy Supply Chains
While tariffs on imported products and materials could bring in more federal revenue and promote development of domestic manufacturing, cost increases could hit project developers in the nearer term.
Jack Vaughn-Led Peak Resources Files for Powder River Basin IPO
Peak Resources LP, a Powder River Basin E&P led by industry veteran Jack E. Vaughn, is positioning itself for an IPO, filings show.
Could Nuclear Rival NatGas, Renewables in Race to Meet Power Demand?
Energy providers are positioning themselves to meet growing power needs, including for large-scale data centers known as hyperscalers.
Pitts: Is Vaca Muerta Argentina’s Permian?
Can Argentina’s Vaca Muerta Shale play truly garner the title of the Permian 2.0, which is a play that replicates the Permian Basin’s success? Yes, in terms of geology and game-changing potential, but no in terms of eventual production volumes.
PwC Talks Returns, Energy’s ‘Sleeper Candidate’ and ‘Dividend Aristocrats’
Though estimates vary, numbers could run into the trillions of dollars needed to accomplish energy transition-related targets while meeting the world’s need for affordable energy.
Cloud Technologies Could Provide Answers for Energy Transition
Industry experts discuss the intersection of cloud technologies and the energy transition during IMAGE 2023.
M&A Poised For a Major Shift in 2023, Analysts Say
Independent shale E&Ps with high-quality inventory and operations are potential M&A targets for supermajors, one analyst said.
Energy ESG: Raising the Standards on Emissions Disclosures
When it comes to emissions reporting within the oil and gas industry, “we need to go at a pace that is pragmatic and feasible,” PwC’s Reid Morrison said at Hart Energy’s Energy ESG conference.
Energy ESG 2022: Reporting: Agreeing Upon Disclosure Standards
PwC principal Reid Morrison explains which of the SEC's proposed ESG disclosures matter most to investors.
ESG Disclosures: SEC Proposed Rules an Opportunity
Here’s how PwC’s Reid Morrison advises oil and gas producers prepare for new ESG reporting requirements proposed by the SEC.
Oil and Gas M&A Set to Rebound After Slow Start
Worries over the U.S. economic outlook and geopolitical unrest, particularly the Russian-Ukrainian war, slowed oil and gas deal activity in the first half of 2022, PwC said.
Energy ESG: Capturing and Maintaining the Social License to Operate
Experts share insight on successful social strategies and how oil and gas companies can effectively tell their social impact stories.
Energy Cybersecurity: Held for Ransom
Energy companies, starved of resources from downturns, are increasingly susceptible to cyberattacks, introducing complications to transactions.